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Volume No. 4489 Tuesday October 06, 2020 Mizan 15, 1399 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs Khalilzad Meets Tajik President to Discuss Afghan Peace Process DUSHANBE- US Special Representative for Af- ghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on Mon- day in Dushanbe to discuss the Afghan peace process and the security situation in the region. According to Tajikistan me- dia reports, Rahmon said in the meeting that Tajikistan “supports and Tajikistan. the position of the Afghan government State media reports said: “It was noted to ensure peace and stability” in their that Tajikistan is taking all measures and neigboring country, and also that he will continue to make efforts to help re- welcomed the inter-Afghan negotiation solve the problems of Afghanistan and process. its socio-economic recovery.” Khalilzad and Rahmon also discussed The two officials also discussed the need strengthening of ties between the US to ...( More on P4)...(2) Taliban Must Lower Their Violence: Miller KABUL- Resolute Support Commander fire, the Taliban have increased attacks General Scott Miller said that the level of against the Afghan forces across the violence in Afghanistan is too high, urg- country since the start of the intra-Af- Afghan President Arrives in ing the Taliban “to lower their violence.” ghan talks. Afghan Security officials and Resolute The talks, aimed to find a political settle- Support Commander General Scott Mill- ment for ending the long-term war in the Qatar Amid Peace Talks er and visited this week visited Balkh country, have been stalled as reports in- KABUL- Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Qa- killed in intensive clashes and suicide attacks have left dozens province to review the security situation dicate that there are two disputed points tar for a bilateral meeting with top leaders but will not hold of civilians dead in recent weeks. of northern Afghanistan. between the teams. a meeting with Taliban officials even as peace talks are under On Monday, a suicide car bomber targeted the convoy of a “This an important trip…we did talk According to the reports, there was a dis- way in the country’s capital Doha, officials said on Monday. provincial governor in eastern Afghanistan killing at least about the violence. We are trying to un- pute over the religious jurisprudence and Negotiations between the Afghan government and Afghan eight people and injuring 30, including children, government derstand, make sure we understand the recognition of the US-Taliban agreement Taliban that started last month are aimed at the warring sides officials said. violence, and really this is about the Af- signed in February, which is what led to agreeing to a reduction of violence and a possible new power- No militant group claimed responsibility for the latest attack ghan security forces protecting the Af- the current talks and on which the nego- sharing agreement in Afghanistan. but both Islamic State and the Taliban are active in the area. ghan people,” Miller noted. tiations are based – an agreement that the Violence, however, has not abated even as Afghan negotiators Political analysts and diplomats in Kabul said Ghani’s trip He said, “We all acknowledge the vio- Afghan government was not a party to. have been engaged in direct talks for the first time. is aimed at seeking Qatar’s support in getting the Taliban to lence is too high and the Taliban must This comes as this week, the European Scores of Afghan soldiers and Taliban fighters have been agree to a ceasefire....( More on P4)...(1) lower their violence.” Parliament condemned the high levels of Despite the international calls for a cease- violence ...( More on P4)...(3) Coronavirus Under Afghanistan to Fine Taliban Red Unit Control in Afghanistan: Airlines for Delays Commander Killed KABUL- Airlines will have to pay in North Clashes Usmani 100,000 afghanis as fine if their KABUL - Acting Public Health Minister Ahmad flight is delayed without any good Jawad Usmani on Monday said the Covid-19 pan- reason for over half an hour, Af- demic was under control in the country ghanistan Civil Aviation Authority The minister told a press conference here that se- has said. rious measures were in place at provincial health Based on the new rules, in case of centers to prevent a second wave of the disease. delay of more than five hours, the He termed people’s health situation in the country flight is cancelled and the airline as satisfactory, saying positive cases and deaths will have to arrange an alternative of infected people had decreased and recoveries plane and pay 25,000 afghanis fine surged in Afghanistan. for every hour the flight was de- About monitoring of education centers, Usmani layed. said the process of monitoring educational institu- In case the flight is delayed due tions was ongoing and efforts were underway to to technical issues, the airline will strengthen monitoring teams in cooperation with have to shift the passengers to suit- the Ministry of Education to implement health in- able places such as hotels until the structions at the educations nation-wide. flight is ready. The minister said 520 students of an educational Airlines will also have to compen- center underwent tests and only 10 of them tested sate any loss the passengers incur positive for the virus, which showed the pandemic for flight delays. had been brought under control. Delay in flights is a major problem BADAKHSHAN, Afghanistan – A Currently, schools, universities and domestic and in Afghanistan. It happens more commander of the Taliban’s Red Unit international flights had resumed and economic, so- frequently in domestic flights than Suhrab Qais, head of a travel agency, said that at times passengers spend was killed during clashes with Afghan cial and cultural activities also started as normal in international flights. the entire night ...( More on P4)...(5) Security Forces in Badakhshan prov- Afghanistan, the minister added. According to him, the decrease in positive cases did ince, local authorities confirmed. not mean the pandemic had ended. “People are still Sanaullah Rohani, spokesman for the required to follow MoPH instructions to the prevent Eight Killed in Explosion Targeting Badakhshan police, said the armed the spread of Covid-19”. government opposition Sunday night He said serious measures had been taken to prevent Laghman Provincial Governor attacked Jorm district of Badakhshan the second wove of the virus in Afghanistan. MEHTARLAM- Eight people, in- province, surrounding the area. But suffered heavy retaliation by Afghan Meanwhile, Dr. Ibrahim Shinwari, deputy profes- cluding civilians, were killed in an forces. sional education minister, thanked MoPH for its explosion on Monday in Laghman According to Rohani, the clashes start- cooperation in overseeing education centers and when the provincial governor’s added all instructions of the ministry would be ed at around 5 p.m. Sunday and lasted convoy came under attack. practiced at educational institutes. until 11 p.m., warding off at least three The incident happened early Mon- He termed families role in implementation of MoPH of separate attacks. instructions among students as important. He said day in the provincial capital Me- “As a result of the clashes, Qari Saber, families had been requested to help their children htarlam when a roadside IED was a commander to Taliban’s Red Unit practice the instructions to prevent the spread of the detonated as Governor Rahmatul- in Badakhshan, including his three Covid-19 in Afghanistan. lah Yaramal drove by. guards, are killed,” Rohani said. “Qari The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday Provincial officials confirmed the Shamsullah, a group leader of the Tali- said at least 81 individuals tested positive for Cov- incident and said Yaramal sus- ban, including four of his members, id-19 disease in Afghanistan in the last 24 hour. tained only slight injuries. were wounded, making them retreat.” In a statement, the ministry said 341 individuals A spokesman for the Laghman gov- Meanwhile, at least one Afghan forces underwent tests and 81 of them diagnosed with the ernor, Asadullah Dawlatzai, said wounded during the battle. (KHAAMA virus during the ...( More on P4)...(4) seven ...( More on P4)...(6) PRESS) 2 October 06, 2020 Main Page Daesh Man Involved in AIHRC Elevates Concerns Nangarhar Prison Assault Held Over Target Killing ‘Rage’ KABUL- Afghanistan Independ- ent Human Rights Commission raised concerns over frequent and increased target killings across Afghanistan. Over 945 people are reported victims of targeted attack in the first half of the year. AIHRC reports within six months of this year, nearly 533 people were killed and 412 oth- ers are wounded in systematic and targeted assassinations. “News of targeted attacks on activists, gov officials, religious scholars & other civilians every day. This has created an envi- ronment of anxiety & fear, at the ASADABAD - The spy service 02 unit personnel carried out time when we most need to en- on Monday claimed arresting an operation in Lasamy Via- gage, mobilize, raise our voices a suspect in this year’s coordi- lay area of Behsud district on & shape our peace process. Ex- nated attack on the main prison Sunday night, arresting three tremely worrying,” said Chair- in eastern Nangarhar province. Daesh or Islamic State mili- woman of AIHRC in a tweet. On August 1, militants carried tants. AIHRC findings show that be- Yesterday two similar incidents happened out a coordinated attack on The source said Waqif, who tween February 19 and Septem- Two MOD employees were killed in the Tank-e-Chakari area of Kabul’s Police District 16 (PD) on Sun- the Nangarhar prison, which had been involved in the ber 20, at least 122 people includ- day morning. resulted in the killing of 25 in- Nangarhar prison attack, was ing seven women were killed in Meanwhile, 1 civilian was killed the other was left wounded in the Hewadwal area in PD8 after a mag- dividuals, injuring of 50 others among the detainees. the systematic target killings in netic mine, placed on a vehicle, went off. with hundreds of inmates es- Security personnel and civil- Kandahar only. No suspects have been arrested yet. (Khaama Press) caping. ians suffered no casualties In a statement, the National Di- during the overnight raid, the rectorate of Security (NDS) said statement said. (Pajhwok) Unknown Gunmen Kills Tribal Chief Killed in Governor Driver in Balkh A Magnetic Bomb Blast 7 Taliban Militants Killed in Ghazni Airstrike

GHAZNI CITY- Seven Taliban day night. militants, including a shadow According to Jumazada, the BALKH - Sources in Balkh prov- e-Sharif at around 7:30 am Mon- district chief, have been killed Taliban vehicle that carried ince say that the driver of Mo- day. in an airstrike by Afghan Forc- weapons and ammunition was hammad Ishaq Rahgozar, Balkh According to Adel, the victim PAKTIA - Officials in Paktia According to Nezami, this tribal es in the Deh Yak district of also destroyed in the strike. Governor, was killed by un- was named Farhad and was province say a tribal elder has elder was named “Haji Fazel”, southern Ghazni province, an Civilians or security forces es- known gunmen Monday morn- killed by unknown gunmen on been killed in a magnetic mine who was the elder of the “Sha- official said on Monday. caped unhurt in this operation. ing. his way to work. explosion in the provincial capi- karkhil” tribe. Governor spokesman Wahidul- Rahimullah, a resident, said Adel Shah, the spokesman for the Balkh Police spokesman said an tal. The spokesman said the “ter- lah Jumazada told Pajhwok Af- residents lived in constant fear Balkh Police Headquarters, con- investigation has been launched Paktia police spokesman Hay- rorists” have planted a mine in ghan News the air strike hit the due to frequent clashes be- firmed to Khaama Press that un- in regards to the incident. atullah Nezami told Khaama Haji Fazel’s vehicle. vehicle carrying Hazrat Khalid, tween insurgents and security known men had killed the driver No group or individual has Press that the blast occurred No group or individual has Taliban’s district chief for Deh forces in the district. of the governor of the province claimed responsibility for the at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday on claimed responsibility for the Yak, and killed seven people, The Taliban have said nothing in the fourth district of Mazar- murder. (KHAAMA PRESS) Salukhil Road in Gardez. blast. (KHAAMA PRESS) including Khalid, late on Mon- in this regard. (Pajhwok)

Outlook Horoscope Aries (Mar. 22-Apr.20) Cancer (June 21-July 20) Libra (Sep 23-Oct. 22) Capricorn (Dec.21-Jan19) Oct 6, 2020 - Be aware that love is likely to wear some sort of disguise today, Aries. Oct 6, 2020 - You’re apt to be somewhat Oct 6, 2020 - Your dreams work out quite Oct 6, 2020 - Your fantasies could come There’s something fanciful about the way fickle when it comes to love and romance nicely in your head, Libra, but the prob- true now, especially when it comes to in which this new romance will manifest, right now, Cancer. The key for you now is lem now is how to turn them into some relationships, Capricorn. This could be so get ready. Don’t think that love always freedom. The problem with this mindset sort of real-life scenario. Be careful of tak- the moment you’ve always dreamed has to be planned and calculated. There is is that it might be misinterpreted. Your ing too intellectual of an approach. When about, so get ready. The attractive, romantic person a strong sense of spontaneity associated with the deli- partner may think you simply aren’t interested in him it comes to relationships, things don’t normally happen in the corner has been keeping an eye on you all cious love interest of the day. Don’t dismiss those who or her anymore. Remind your partner that it’s OK to logically or rationally. You’re going to have to leave a night. Your blood is pumping faster than ever. Re- don’t seem practical or levelheaded enough for you. love someone while also needing time and space to do great deal up to chance, so just learn to deal with things mind yourself that all dreams can come true on a day things on your own. as they come. such as today. Taurus (Apr.21-May 20) Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb.18) Leo (July 21-Aug. 21) Scorpio (Oct.23-Nov.22) Oct 6, 2020 - Make your loved one a ro- Oct 6, 2020 - You may be confused when it Oct 6, 2020 - While you normally like all mantic dinner tonight, Taurus. Escort comes to matters of the heart, Leo. Perhaps Oct 6, 2020 - Love and personal rela- of your romantic relationships to be ex- him or her on an imaginary magic-carpet you feel cheated when the object of your tionships are likely to take on a much tremely nurturing and comforting, you ride to fantastic places that encourage a desire doesn’t give you complete attention dreamier and more romantic tone now, may find that this isn’t always possible, playful mood and carefree attitude. Con- at all times. The fundamental security of Scorpio. Your eyes are apt to sparkle as Aquarius. There’s a disconnect between sider having a bottle of wine at a play- your being is your responsibility, not some- you speak or even think of the person you and a close partner right now that could be hard ground afterward, if possible. Decorate your house with one else’s. Find a way to incorporate your dreams into you care about the most. The unmistakable glow that to rectify. Time is really the only thing that’s likely candles and burn some incense. Create a mood that will the dreams of others instead of always working toward surrounds you is likely to attract others to your side to resolve this sort of problem. Remember that all of calm the nerves and soothe the soul. Your sense of ro- goals at opposite sides of the spectrum. even if you aren’t in the market for a romantic relation- your relationships can’t always go exactly according mance is right on target. ship right now. to plan. Virgo (Aug. 22-Sep 22 ) Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (Nov.23-Dec.20) Pisces (Feb.19-Mar.20) Oct 6, 2020 - When it comes to romantic Oct 6, 2020 - Your fairytale imagination of relationships, Gemini, you might find that how your romantic life should run is hook- Oct 6, 2020 - When it comes to relationships Oct 6, 2020 - A creative project that you’ve you’re playing more of a game of hide- ing you up with many different opportuni- with others, be careful about insisting that been working on may be coming to a cli- and-go-seek than a combined effort toward ties, Virgo. Whether you realize it or not, the everything be done only your way, Sagitta- mactic peak now, Pisces. Discuss your friendship, trust, and honesty. It could be optimal situation you seek is within your grasp. Make rius. It could be that you have such high expectations of progress with others and feel free to hold that you’re purposely trying to hide in or- sure that you aren’t trying to manipulate a certain per- your partner that he or she will never be able to live up to an informal critique in order to get honest feedback on der to test the stamina of your opponent. You might want son into becoming the person you want him or her to your standards. Basically, you’re setting the stage for fail- your work. A piece of art should stir some sort of reaction to take a new approach now, one that involves an effort be. If you’re unhappy in your relationship, perhaps you ure by demanding that the person for you be of a certain inside another person. Consider ways in which you can toward connecting instead of distancing. need to find someone new. make and model. challenge the people around you with your talent.

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In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind Why Our Democracy Stuck in History?

tary coup in 1967 but in 1974 as the result of a far and wide student movement By: Mohammad Zahir Akbari which grew into a nationwide resistance, the military oligarchy lost control of the country and consequently gave up power, and democratic procedures were emocracy is the most prominent political feature of modern political sys- restored. Dtems considered as the most important sign of political development in any The Poland communist authorities were pressured into holding competitive October 06, 2020 country. Today, given the phenomenon of globalization and the multiplicity of elections in September 1989, the first free elections held in that country since the interactions between governments and human societies, the discourse of democ- 1920’s. The communist candidates lost the elections and their pro-democracy racy is so ingrained in the minds of the people that it is impossible to oppose it rivals won victory, a result that accelerated the adoption of more formal demo- openly, and even the most dictatorial countries resorting themselves to it to avoid cratic procedures and institutions in the 1990’s. in East German, the commu- internal and external pressures. Nevertheless, it is unsurprising in Afghanistan nist authorities opened the Berlin wall the barrier which divided West Berliners to hear that many Afghan citizens have been killed or lost their fingers due to from the east Berliners, in November 1989, under the people‘s Pressure; and The Ambiguous Land- participation in a democratic process. It is also unsurprising that the world sup- shortly after the East Germans joined the Federal Republic of Germany which per power with its allies could oust the Taliban regime within two months in was a democratic state. scape of Peace Talks 2001 with less than 3,000 troops, but they failed to institutionalize democracy in The authoritarian regimes of Romania and Bulgaria were also compelled to give Afghanistan largely because the bed and culture of democracy was not ready in up power in 1989. In Hungry in 1990 the totalitarian government of this country he landscape of peace talks is still ambiguous. The Tali- the country. Let’s analyze this issue with some examples. Have we ever had the was also ousted and a democratic government was established. And in the same Tban and Afghan government started talks in the Qatari opportunity to think about why the extremist clergies, from all walks of life, end year the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics which had been under authoritarian capital of Doha, but casualties continue, which make Af- up feeling close to each other standing firm against people and government of rule of the Union for over Seventy years collapsed under the pressure of people’s ghan people highly frustrated. Afghans fear the talks will Afghanistan ignoring voices for peace and justice. Perhaps a defining reason is movement and soon broke up into a number of independent countries. And in not lead to sustainable peace if the negotiating sides con- that “they have studied common texts and grown in a common culture.” They Ukraine, in 2004, an “Orange Revolution” began after massive election fraud tinue controversy and do not agree about truce. Neither have studied the same books, treatises, literature and common concepts. Even if in round two of the presidential elections was discovered. Hundreds of thou- the US-Taliban peace agreement nor the start of the intra- they disagree, they have normalized the mechanisms of interaction and tolerance sands of Ukrainians came into the streets of Kyiv and, after weeks of protests, a Afghan dialogue has so far led to peace or reduction of vio- among themselves. rejected reform candidate, Viktor yushchenko, was elected president. Ukraine’s lence. In the same way, democracy requires its own texts, literature and concepts. It is revolution was the third in a string of what became known as “colored revolu- The talks will be meaningful for ordinary Afghans if they not reasonable to expect democratic behavior from those who were trained in tions”, beginning with Serbia in the year 2000 and Georgia in 2003. Following feel reduction of violence or ceasefire. Undocumented the medieval educational center which is extremely undemocratic. In other coun- Ukraine, revolutions took place in Kyrgyzstan and Lebanon. And other places. sources say that the Taliban are likely to agree with declara- tries this culture and literature has been created and refined, and has become In Indonesia, President Suharto’s resignation in the midst of his country’s finan- tion of ceasefire in coming days. It is believed that the es- the intellectual link between elites. Let’s give another example about Marxism in cial and political crisis in 1998 led to parliamentary elections the following year, calated violence will push the talks to deadlock. Reduction Soviet Union. the Soviet history shows that Marxism not only shaped the minds the first since the 1950’s. Opponents of the regime won the upper hand, result- ing in the assembly’s election late in the year. In Iran a revolutionary movement of violence or declaration of ceasefire, which are reiterated of members of the Soviet Communist Party, but was engraved in universities, led to the downfall of the regime of the Shah of Iran who had assumed dictato- by Afghan side, will fill the air with hope and trust. If there the press, industry, scientists and even ordinary citizens. The common texts and concepts intertwined all the mechanisms of a social, economic, and political sys- rial powers after a coup in 1953 overthrowing the democratically elected gov- is mistrust between the negotiators, talks will not bear the tem. The same experience began in Western Europe and North America with ernment of Dr. Mohammad Mosaddegh. The Shah fled the country in 1979 and desired result. Jean Boden theories (1530-1596) and continues to evolve with the pervasive theo- elections were held the same year. In his speech to the UNGA, Afghan President Mohammad ries of current scholars. Although democracy offers a variety of applications in Ashraf Ghani said, “The Afghan people have a clear and France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States, it has com- And in Africa, South Africa which had been governed for decades by a white urgent priority: a ceasefire. An urgent end to the violence mon ground and concepts in most of these countries. minority that refused to grant political rights to blacks and other non- whites, will more than anything else give us a chance to progress.” Although democracy has had many ups and downs in most self-governing was force to allow blacks to vote for the first time in 1994. The result was the elec- It is self-explanatory that the intra-Afghan talks will be countries, they eventually end up with establishment of successful democratic tion of Nelson Mandela a black leader who had spent twenty- seven years in highly contentious since they are detailed and all issues – system. For example, in Europe, the history of democratization began with end- prison for his opposition to white supremacy, to the presidency of the country’s including ceasefire, the future political structure, power- ing the last authoritarian regimes of Europe fell apart in the 1970s and then fol- first multiracial government. Elections were also held, in some cases for the first sharing, democratic principles, women’s rights and liber- lowed with major developments in this direction during the last four decades. time, in such other countries as Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique Niger, ties, Afghan constitution, etc. – will be discussed. Let’s share some more examples from each part of the world to say that every- in the 1980’s and 1990’s. To push the peace process forward, Afghan leaders seek one has crossed from ups and downs of democratization except us. The Greece regional and international consensus. The trip of Afghan which is considered the cradle of democracy where most democratic ideas and Mohammad Zahir Akbari is the permanent writer of the Daily Outlook Af- peace chief Abdullah Abdullah to Pakistan mended the of- practices first blossomed more than two thousand years ago, experienced a mili- ghanistan. He can be reached at [email protected] ten fraught ties between Kabul and Islamabad to some ex- tent and alleviated the mutual mistrust. That is, despite the points of contention, the bonhomie on view during Abdul- lah’s three-day visit was a rare positive development in a relationship that has been marked by decades of mistrust. The UAE-Israel deal’s historicity is in the fine In an interview, Abdullah said that he was assured by Paki- rity, technological and economic benefits of the agreement, is the stress on inter- stani leadership that they would play their role in convinc- By: James M. Dorsey faith dialogue. ing the Taliban to truce or reduce the level of violence. Dur- Under the agreement, the UAE and Israel “undertake to foster mutual under- ing Abdullah’s visit, both Afghan and Pakistani officials sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United Arab Emirates Crown standing, respect, co-existence, and a culture of peace between their societies in expressed their desire to move beyond their acrimonious IPrince Mohammed bin Zayed walked away from this month’s White House the spirit of their common ancestor, Abraham, and the new era of peace and past and build cooperative relations. Both sides, by the end signing ceremony with more than just an agreement to establish diplomatic rela- friendly relations ushered in by this Treaty, including by cultivating people-to- of the visit, suggested that ground had been prepared for tions. people programs, (and) interfaith dialogue…” turning the page in bilateral relations. Included in the agreement are references that are key to foundational Israeli argu- The UAE, like Saudi Arabia, one of its multiple autocratic religious soft power ri- President Ghani, along with a high-level delegation, has ments asserting the right of the Jewish people to a state on what was once pre- vals, has gone in recent years to great lengths to cultivate ties to Jewish and Evan- traveled to Kuwait and Qatar, which will cement ties be- dominantly Arab land rather than simple recognition of the fact that the Jewish gelist communities and to position itself as a sponsor of an inter-faith dialogue in tween Afghanistan and the two countries. Ghani is also said state exists. Recognition of Jewish rights has long been a demand put forward by which Islam is represented by Muslim scholars who preach absolute obedience to to visit US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and commander Mr. Netanyahu. the ruler and reject endorsement of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. of US forces in Afghanistan General Scott Miller. In short, In talks with the Palestinians as well as the building of relations with Arab states Its an interpretation of the faith intended to ensure regime survival and counter his trip will help the formation of regional consensus, which over the years, the Israeli leader asserted that mere diplomatic acceptance of Is- allegations of violations of human rights in the UAE. is highly crucial for moving the peace process forward. rael’s existence was not good enough. And yet, that was the basis of earlier peace The signing of a Document on Human Fraternity by the imam of the Al-Azhar In my past commentaries, I reiterated that regional and treaties with Egypt and Jordan as well as Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Grand Mosque in Cairo, Ahmed El-Tayeb, and Pope Francis I during his 2019 global stakeholders carry heavy weight in the Afghan peace Yasser Arafat’s 1988 recognition of Israel and the subsequent 1993 Oslo accords. visit to the UAE, the first by a head of the Vatican to the Gulf, served to offer process and have to use their leverage on the Taliban. If the From the outset, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been as much a dispute about an alternative to the Universal Declaration that allows the Emirates to pick and stakeholders, mainly Pakistan, engage actively and con- control of land as one of perceived rights. Recognition of Jewish rights in Palestine choose which rights it accepts. The emphasis on inter-faith dialogue is bolstered and conditioned by the agreement’s implicit condemnation of political Islam, a structively in the Afghan peace talks, they are unlikely to bolsters Israeli assertions that its claims to territory occupied during the 1967 Mid- key driver of UAE policy that is shared by Israel. The agreement rejects “political reach stalemate. dle East are legitimate rather than a land grab resulting from military conquest. manipulation of religions and…interpretations made by religious groups who, in Meanwhile, many believe that national consensus still re- To be clear, it does not by definition endorse annexation, but it constitutes Arab acceptance of Israel’s position that any compromise between Israelis and Palestin- the course of history, have taken advantage of the power of religious sentiment… mains an issue. Afghan leaders and heads of political par- ians, a sine qua non for a resolution of their dispute, would involve mediation of in a way that has nothing to do with the truth of religion.” ties have to reach national consensus on peace process as claims that are historically and morally on par. Arabs in the past have projected Omar Ghobash, UAE Assistant Minister for Culture and Public Diplomacy, well as members of High Council for National Reconcilia- solutions as the need to address Palestinian rights while accepting Israel’s exis- speaking in a US-UAE Council webinar, noted that one driver for the conclusion tion. tence. The agreement did not explicitly recognize Jewish rights, but enabled Israel of the agreement was “what happened around the so-called Arab Spring and The people of Afghanistan are really apprehensive about to interpret the deal as doing so by stating that “Arab and Jewish peoples are then the rise of vicious groups like ISIS, let alone Al Qaeda.” lack of national consensus and believe that a number of po- descendants of a common ancestor, Abraham.” Mr. Ghobash was referring to the 2011 popular Arab revolts that toppled the au- litical figures simply ponder over their self-interests. The text of the agreement suggests that the reference was primarily related to al- tocratic leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen as well as the rise of the Is- Overall, despite the ongoing talks in Qatar, Afghan people low the UAE to boost its efforts to project itself as a leader of inter-faith dialogue lamic State in the aftermath of the uprisings, which was a product of the 2003 US still pay heavy sacrifices. The Taliban have to prove their and a moderate interpretation of Islam – a pillar of the country’s well-funded soft invasion of Iraq rather than the rebellions. genuine intention, if they have, for talks through reducing power campaign that paints the Emirates as a militarily capable, forward-looking, He projected the agreement as part of the UAE’s institutionalization of its values. violence and stopping killing civilians. To put it succinctly, religiously tolerant and technologically savvy, cutting edge state. “There is a distortion that has taken place over the last few decades…represented reduction in violence and declaration of truce will, in addi- The interpretation of the phrasing as recognition of Jewish rights may have been by groups like the Muslim Brotherhood, groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS … There tion to creating hope and trust for the public, be conducive an unintended consequence or icing on Israel’s cake. is a recurring theme in conversations with my leaders and that is that Islam has to sustainable peace and stability. It was a bonus that David Makovsky of The Washington Institute for Near East been hijacked by these groups. The reality is that in taking Islam back, you need The talks are held behind closed doors and there is no clear Policy -- widely viewed as leaning towards Israel -- was quick to point out. Mr. to free it from those constraints. You free it by presenting a different expression of Islam,” Mr. Ghobash said. Critics suggest that the agreement’s formalization of landscape for Afghan people, who bear the brunt of casual- Makovsky noted that the reference implied that “both (Arabs and Jews are) indig- Israeli support for the UAE’s propagation of a state-controlled Islam fails to tackle ties. Afghans warned consistently that an agreement, which enous to the Middle East.” a core issue: the need to address religious concepts that are either outdated or compromises their human rights or years of their sacrific- Mr. Makovsky suggested that the phrasing “is important because it clearly refutes longstanding allegations in the Arab world that Zionism is alien to the region.” outmoded or require reconceptualization and reinterpretation. es for achieving democratic gains, will not be acceptable. It puts past to Arab and Palestinian arguments that the long-touted two-state so- Those concepts legitimized decades of Muslim demonization of Israel as well as With this in mind, Afghan representatives have to present lution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was one of dividing up land claimed by Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslims. a united front in the negotiations and reiterate the values two parties driven by facts on the ground rather than consideration of legal and The UAE took a first major step to address the issue by distributing to schools and achievements gained within the last couple of decades. moral claims. barely two weeks after the announcement of the establishment of diplomatic rela- The Taliban have to reduce violence and declare ceasefire This is not just of esoteric significance. It bolsters Israel’s long-standing rejection of tions textbooks that cite the agreement with Israel as an expression of fundamen- to let the peace process move forward. In short, killing Af- Palestinian insistence on the right of refugees, including those who left during the tal Islamic and Emirati values. ghan soldiers and civilians will not be in the interests of the 1948 war, to return to their homes and lands in what is now Israel. However, the ultimate litmus test of the UAE’s effort to shape moderate Islam Taliban group and will only trigger public hatred against it. Israel’s reading of the agreement as endorsement of its assertion that the Israeli- will be if and when it loosens the state’s grip on religion and allows for free-flow- People’s rights to life should be respected and their red-line Palestinian conflict is about equally valid rights is likely to be interpreted differ- ing, credible theological debate in which scholars tackle problematic religious needs to be maintained since they paid heavy sacrifices. ently on both sides of Israel’s right-left divide. concepts that have served their purpose but are out of place in a modern, forward- The country’s weakened left will see it as highlighting the need for territorial com- looking society. promise. Significant segments of the Israeli right will view it as validation of its belief dating back to the period prior to the 1948 creation of Israel that the clash of Dr. James M. Dorsey is an award-winning journalist and a senior fellow at Jewish and Palestinian rights is irreconcilable. That is a view that has historically Nanyang Technological University’s S. Rajaratnam School of International also resonated among elements of the labor movement. Studies in Singapore. He is also a senior research fellow at the National Uni- That may be what makes the UAE-Israel deal truly historic. versity of Singapore’s Middle East Institute and co-director of the University The icing on the UAE’s cake, beyond the significant geopolitical, military, secu- of Wuerzburg’s Institute of Fan Culture in Germany.

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dismissed allegations of the attacks being river, which gives Egypt’s 100 million that plasma from patients who didn’t academia and science by the militarists,” (1) Afghan President… launched from the Armenia’s territory as people about %90 of their fresh water. have hepatitis B could also could transfer said Sophia University professor Koichi “Several meetings are planned to discuss a “disinformation campaign” waged by (Reuters) the disease. Nakano. efforts for deepening Afghanistan- Azerbaijan. “The breakthrough came in 1989, when The council, which tangled with Abe’s (16)Trial opens… Qatar ties and mutual cooperation in Vahram Poghosyan, spokesman for Michael Houghton and colleagues government in 2017 after taking a him. Seven are believed to have provided various areas,” an aide to Ghani said, Nagorno-Karabakh’s leader, on Monday working at Chiron Corporation used sceptical stance to academic research logistical assistance such as weapons and adding he would also meet the Afghan warned in a Facebook post that the a combination of molecular biology with potential military uses, has protective vests. representatives who are holding talks territory’s forces would target military and immunology-based techniques to demanded that Suga explain his decision The other two are extremists accused of with Taliban. facilities in Azerbaijani cities in response clone the virus,” said Nobel Committee and appoint the six. guiding his attempted attack, who are “But it is clear that Ghani will not meet to strikes on Stepanakert and Shushi, a member Gunilla Karlsson-Hedestam. “I don’t know at all why I was not believed to be in Syria and possibly dead. the Taliban officials as there has been no town in Nagorno-Karabakh. Later, Rice confirmed that a cloned appointed,” one of the six, Masanori The third sponsor, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, reduction of violence and they continue The fighting erupted Sept. 27 and has hepatitis virus alone could cause Okada, a professor at Waseda Law was killed by police after allegedly to kill innocent civilians,” said a senior killed dozens, marking the biggest persistent infection in chimpanzees School, told Reuters. “What I wrote (in coordinating the worst attacks on France Western diplomat overseeing the peace escalation in the decades-old conflict over and reproduce the disease observed in the past) was that the government should since World War II, coordinated assaults process. the region. Both sides have accused each humans. act in accordance with the law... That is on Nov. 2015 ,13, on the Bataclan concert The intra-Afghan talks are part of a other of expanding the hostilities beyond The hepatitis C virus belongs to a group only natural.” hall in Paris, France’s national stadium February deal between the militants and the conflict zone in Nagorno-Karabakh. known as flaviviruses that also includes Some conservatives have blasted the and multiple cafes. the United States that has cleared the Nagorno-Karabakh officials have said West Nile virus, dengue virus and yellow SCJ for what they call its China-friendly Ghlam had been on the radar of way for U.S. forces to withdraw from nearly 200 servicemen on their side fever virus. stance. Okada denied any special authorities in Algeria and France for their longest war. have died in the clashes so far. Eighteen Thomas Perlmann, the Secretary-General relationship with Beijing. his proximity to Islamic State militants. But so far there has been no progress as the civilians have been killed and more of the Nobel Committee, managed Another of the spurned scholars, Shigeki Investigators say he traveled to Turkey warring Afghans have become bogged than 90 others wounded. Azerbaijani Monday to reach two of the winners, Uno, a political science professor of the in late 2014 and early 2015 where he met down on processes and procedures, authorities haven’t given details about Alter and Rice. University of Tokyo, declined direct Abaaoud and the other operatives. diplomatic sources said. (Reuters) their military casualties, but said 24 “I had to call a couple of times before comment on the rejection, but stressed On April 2015 ,19, fitness instructor civilians were killed and 124 others were they answered,” he said. “They seemed (2) Khalilzad Meets… the importance of free speech. Aurelie Chatelain was shot to death in wounded. very surprised and very, very happy.” “The greatest strength of a democratic her car, which had been set on fire, near a expand cooperation in the field of Nagorno-Karabakh was a designated Graham Foster, professor of hepatology society is its ability to be open to criticism church in Villejuif. “joint struggle against modern threats autonomous region within Azerbaijan at Queen Mary University, said the and constantly modify itself,” he said in Soon afterward, Ghlam called for and challenges, including terrorism, during the Soviet era. It claimed discovery of hepatitis C had prevented a statement. (Reuters) help, claiming to have been the victim extremism, and illegal drug trafficking. independence from Azerbaijan in 1991, millions from getting sick or dying of of gunfire near his home, in the 13th (Ariana News) about three months before the Soviet the disease or other liver problems and (12)Mali releases… arrondissement or district of Paris, not Union’s collapse. A full-scale war that that the awarding of the Nobel to Alter, been a handwritten letter delivered back (3) Taliban Must… far from Villejuif. Doctors notified police. broke out in 1992 killed an estimated Houghton and Rice was very well in August. in Afghanistan over the past few weeks Police believe Ghlam shot Chatelain and 30,000 people. deserved. Government efforts to negotiate his and called on all stakeholders to call an was in fact planning to carry out an attack At the same time the Foreign Ministry of Foster said the discovery has had release were thrown into upheaval after immediate ceasefire. against the Villejuif church. According Iran — which has nearly 760 kilometers significant impacts in both developing the coup that forced President Ibrahim In a statement issued by the parliament, to investigators, Ghlam had to give up (470 miles) of border with Azerbaijan countries, like Egypt and Pakistan, where Boubacar Keita from power, though it members said: “We welcome the launch attacking the church after accidentally and a short border with Armenia — said millions were infected via contaminated did not appear progress was being made of the direct peace negotiations between shooting himself in the leg while trying Monday it is working on a peace plan for medical equipment or procedures, and toward Cisse’s release. the Government of Afghanistan and to put his weapon back in his belt. ending the fighting. in developed countries like the U.S., Little is known about Cisse’s conditions the Taliban. A comprehensive peace He says Chatelain was accidentally killed Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh did not where the blood supply itself was often in captivity after the initial abduction, process is a precondition to ending four by an accomplice named “Hamza.” None give details but said it is consulting all contaminated. when the assailants opened fire on his decades of death and destruction and to of the other suspects has mentioned this related parties: “Iran has prepared a plan “This discovery allowed for safe blood vehicule and he was injured by broken bringing stability, security, and peace to supposed accomplice. (AP) with a specific framework containing transfusion and it allowed the rapid Afghanistan. glass from the attack. details after consultations with both sides development of treatments for hepatitis “We, therefore, condemn the eruption of Islamic militants are active throughout (17)Trump Covid… of the dispute, Azerbaijan and Armenia, C,” Foster said. “We are now in a violence during the last weeks and call northern and central Mali, though the glass of a sealed car after tweeting as well as regional states and neighbors, position where we have drugs that are upon all stakeholders in Afghanistan to typically launch attacks on the Malian that he would leave Walter Reed hospital, and will pursue this plan,” he said. %96 effective if you take a pill for eight put in place an immediate and permanent military and U.N. peacekeepers. A 2013 near Washington, to pay a “surprise Khatibzadeh also warned both sides weeks.” ceasefire. The responsible for the recent French-led military operation dispersed visit” to “patriots” outside. Inside the car, against spilling the hostilities onto Iran’s The Nobel Committee often recognizes terrorist attacks and the continuous the jihadists, who then regrouped and at least two people could be seen wearing territory. “Any aggression against the basic science that has laid the foundations violence need to be held accountable,” have expanded their reach in the years protective gear in the front seats, with Mr borders of the Islamic Republic, even for practical applications in common use their statement read. (Ariana News) since. Trump sat in the back. inadvertently, is a very serious red line today. Many fear that the political upheaval in Experts say the president’s short car trip for the Islamic Republic that should not (4) Coronavirus… “It takes time before it’s fully apparent Mali since the coup will allow them to broke public health advice to quarantine be crossed,” he said. period, taking the overall tally to 39,244. how beneficial a discovery is,” said do so again, a fear underscored by the when seeking treatment for the virus, Since the beginning of the conflict last About 27 people were recovered from Perlmann. “Of course these serological weekend prisoner release. (AP) and may have put Secret Service agents week, stray mortars have injured a child the pandemic during the period, pushing tests have been around for quite a while, inside the vehicle at risk of infection. and damaged some buildings in rural (13)Turkish drill… the number of those recovered to 32,879. but the antiviral drugs that emerged as a “That Presidential SUV is not only areas in the north of Iran, near the border Cyprus which were then extended until Four individuals died since yesterday consequence of this significant discovery bulletproof, but hermetically sealed with Azerbaijan. (AP) Oct. 12, in a move described by Greece, from complications of the virus that has have been much more recent.” against chemical attack. The risk of a close ally of Cyprus, as provocative. so far killed 1,466 people throughout the (9)3 win Nobel… The prestigious Nobel award comes Covid19- transmission inside is as high Yavuz had first begun operations east of country. (Pajhwok) with a gold medal and prize money of 10 as it gets outside of medical procedures,” eliminated post-transfusion hepatitis Cyprus in July 2019. million Swedish kronor (over 1,118,000$), tweeted Dr James Philips, a doctor at (5) Afghanistan… in many parts of the world, greatly However, ship tracking data showed courtesy of a bequest left 124 years ago the same hospital where the president is improving global health,” the committee Yavuz as being near the port of Tasucu due to flight delay. by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor being treated. said. in Turkey’s Mersin province on Monday Two domestic airlines are operating in Alfred Nobel. Those inside the president’s car would “Their discovery also allowed the rapid morning, after it departed on Sunday Afghanistan, carrying most passengers Monday’s medicine award is the first now need to quarantine for 14 days, he development of antiviral drugs directed from the area southwest of Cyprus. into and out of the country. of six prizes this year being announced said. at hepatitis C,” it added. “For the first time Welcoming the news, a spokesman for the However, international flights of through Oct. 12. The other prizes are Democrats have also criticised the trip, in history, the disease can now be cured, EU executive, the European Commission, the airlines are limited to due to the for outstanding work in the fields of with House of Representatives Hakeem raising hopes of eradicating hepatitis C said: “The departure constitutes another coronavirus pandemic (1TV) physics, chemistry, literature, peace and Jeffries tweeting: “We need leadership. virus from the world population.” welcome step towards de-escalation in economics. (AP) Not photo ops.” (6) Eight Killed… WHO estimates there are over 70 million the eastern Mediterranean and we hope (10)Malaysian PM… But the White House’s Judd Deere people had been injured and eight killed. cases of hepatitis C worldwide and for similar and further moves in this defended the move, saying “appropriate He said among the dead were four 400,000 deaths from it each year. The Bakri had tested positive, and that those direction.”“It’s an important signal,” he precautions were taken in the execution security force members and four civilians, disease is chronic and a major cause of identified as close contacts at Saturday’s told a regular briefing. of this movement to protect the president adding that most of the wounded were liver cancer and cirrhosis requiring liver National Security Council meeting to Turkish seismic research vessel Barbaros and all those supporting it, including civilians. transplants. discuss COVID19- had been issued a -14 Hayrettin Pasa remains off southeastern PPE [personal protective equipment]”. Tariq Arian, spokesman for the Ministry John McLauchlan, a professor of viral day home surveillance order starting Oct Cyprus and its operations there have Meanwhile, NBC News reports that of Interior, said the four security force hepatitis at the University of Glasgow, 3. been extended to Oct. 18. Melania Trump, who has remained at members killed had been Yaramal’s called the 3 laureates “pioneers” and “Pursuant to that, I will undergo self- Regional tensions simmered after the White House with mild symptoms, bodyguards. (Ariana News) said their discovery made the global quarantine at my home for 14 days Turkish and Greek frigates collided at decided against visiting her husband in elimination of the disease possible. In as advised by the health ministry,” sea in August near a Turkish exploration (7)WHO: 10% of… hospital because of the risks to staff. 2016, the World Health Organization Muhyiddin said. vessel, but calmed down after Turkey and “She has Covid,” an unnamed official earlier led a moment of silence to honor issued a strategy to wipe out the disease “However, this will not interrupt Greece agreed to resume “exploratory told NBC on Saturday. “That would victims as well as round of applause for by 2030. government business. I will continue talks” that ended in 2016. (Reuters) the health workers who have strived to “That would mark the first time we might to work from home and use video expose the agents who would drive her save them. possibly control a viral infection using conferencing to conduct meetings as (14)Floods that… there and the medical staff who would Ryan said southeast Asia faced a only drugs,” McLauchlan said. necessary.” In an earlier statement, the off by floodwaters. They include two walk her up to him.” (BBC) surge in cases, Europe and the eastern “The only issue is getting drugs to people health ministry said contact tracing had firefighters whose vehicle fell into the (18)Asia Today… Mediterranean were seeing an increase and places where they desperately need water as the road collapsed. been carried out, including symptom TV educational broadcasts. in deaths, while the situations in Africa them,” he said, adding that the disease In addition, French rescuers are seeking screening and collection of swabs to “The system may not be perfect and and the Western Pacific were “rather primarily strikes stigmatized populations to locate 12 other people whose families detect COVID19- infections. there may be issues as we shift to flexible more positive.” like drug users and the poor. have not heard of them since the In a Facebook post on Monday, Zulkifli learning ... but we are confident that “Our current best estimates tell us that Alter, who was born in 1935 in New storm, which blocked roads and cut off confirmed that he had tested positive the Department of Education would about 10 percent of the global population York, carried out his prize-winning for COVID19- and was now undergoing communications. French rescuers on address these challenges,” presidential may have been infected by this virus,” studies at the U.S. National Institutes of treatment. Sunday found the body of a man whose spokesman Harry Roque said. Health in Bethesda, where he remains Ryan told attendees from member In a separate statement, Malaysia’s health car had been washed away by a torrent in The students have been out of school active, the committee said. Rice, born in governments who make up the executive ministry reported 432 new daily cases on Saint-Martin-Vesubie, one of the hardest- since classes were suspended in mid- board and provide much of its funding. 1952 in Sacramento, California, worked Monday, setting a new record since the hit villages, where several houses and a March. The estimate — which would amount on hepatitis at Washington University in country started tracking the pandemic. bridge were destroyed by raging water. President Rodrigo Duterte has said to more than 760 million people based St. Louis and now works at Rockefeller (Reuters) Authorities also found the body of a classes should resume only when a on a current world population of about University in New York. Houghton, born (11)Japan’s Suga… shepherd who had disappeared in the COVID19- vaccine has been made 7.6 billion — far outstrips the number of in Britain in 1950, studied at the Chiron mountains between France and Italy. available, fearing classrooms could confirmed cases as tallied by both WHO Corporation in California before moving Suga, critics have taken to social media A firefighter also died last week in the become infection hotspots. and Johns Hopkins University, now to the University of Alberta in Canada. and a Change.org petition urging the border region of Valle d’Aosta. The Philippines has reported more more than 35 million worldwide. The medicine prize carried particular appointments drew more than 100,000 The flooding has put additional stress than 322,400 infections, the highest in Experts have long said that the number of significance this year due to the signatures by Monday evening. on regions coping with the coronavirus Southeast Asia, with more than 5,700 confirmed cases greatly underestimates coronavirus pandemic, which has In a group interview with domestic pandemic. The governors of both Liguria deaths. (AP) the true figure. highlighted the importance that medical media, Suga repeated that the decision and Piedmont have asked the Italian The comments came during a special research has for societies and economies was legitimate, adding that the Council government for emergency aid. (19)Tropical Storm… session of the executive board to consider around the world. received annual public funds of 1 billion Floods in Italy have often turned into reported Friday on Twitter that more than the follow-up to its previous meeting, in Will Irving, a virologist at the University yen (9.47$ million). emergencies in recent years due to the 41,000 tourists were present in Quintana May, that passed a resolution to look into of Nottingham, said that identifying He declined to comment on individual lack of routine maintenance in clearing Roo, with hotels in Cancun and Cozumel the world’s — and WHO’s — response hepatitis C had been the “holy grail” in cases but said the decision was “totally rivers and waterways due to budget cuts. already at more than %30 occupancy. to the pandemic. Ryan warned that the medicine. unrelated to academic freedom,” and had Italy’s finance minister, Roberto Mexican authorities continued to warn world was “now heading into a difficult “After hepatitis A and B were discovered nothing to do with scholars’ positions on Gualtieri, told RAI state television that people in the Yucatan on Monday as period. The disease continues to spread. in the 1970s, it was clear there was still at government-backed legislation. recovery funds for economic damage Gamma stalled offshore. The hurricane It is on the rise in many parts of the least one other virus or more that were Since 1983, the prime minister has from the pandemic should also go to center said early Monday that Gamma world.” (AP) causing liver damage,” he said. appointed members based on SCJ the environment, adding ’’there will be was about 170 miles (275 kms) northeast (8)Armenia, Azerbaijan… “Before the discovery of the hepatitis C recommendations, and there is no additional investments.” (AP) of Progreso, Mexico, and had maximum virus, it was a bit like Russian roulette precedent for rejecting them, political sustained winds of 50 mph (95 kph). second-largest city far outside of the to get a blood transfusion,” said Nobel analysts said. (15)Ethiopia bans… Forecasters predicted up to 8 more inches conflict zone, is also “under fire,” officials Committee member Nils-Goran Larsson. “The constitution of Japan has a specific The structure is about 15 km (9 miles) of rain in the states of Yucatan, Campeche said. Alter was working at the U.S. National article just for academic freedom, which from the Ethiopian border with Sudan and Tabasco, producing significant flash Armenia’s Foreign Ministry in a statement Institutes of Health when he discovered is ... a direct result of wartime control of on the Blue Nile - a tributary of the Nile flooding. (AP) 5 October 06, 2020 International

GENEVA- The head of emergen- cies at the World Health Organi- Trial opens for failed zation said Monday its “best esti- mates” indicate that roughly 1 in Islamic State attack on 10 people worldwide may have French church been infected by the coronavirus — more than 20 times the number of LYON- A 29-year-old two-month trial into confirmed cases — and warned of a Algerian man went on the January 2015 attacks difficult period ahead. trial Monday in Paris ac- that killed 17 people at Dr. Michael Ryan, speaking to cused of killing a woman the satirical newspaper a special session of the WHO’s and trying to blow up Charlie Hebdo and a ko- 34-member executive board focus- a church near Paris, a sher supermarket. ing on COVID-19, said the figures failed 2015 attack that While all the gunmen vary from urban to rural, and be- investigators say was in those attacks were tween different groups, but that ul- orchestrated by Islamic killed by police, Ghlam timately it means “the vast majority State extremists in Syria. survived his attempted of the world remains at risk.” He Instead of bombing a bombing three months said the pandemic would continue Sunday Mass in the later, and began a to evolve, but that tools exist to sup- Paris suburb of Villejuif, monthlong trial starting press transmission and save lives. Sidi Ahmed Ghlam shot Monday on charges of “Many deaths have been averted himself in the leg and murder and attempted and many more lives can be pro- was soon arrested. terrorist murder. tected,” Ryan said. He was flanked The incident came amid Ghlam, who faces life in WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been by his boss, WHO Director-General a series of Islamist ex- prison if convicted, de- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, tremist attacks in 2015- nies wrongdoing. infected with virus who minutes ...(More on P4)...(7) 2016 that rocked France. Nine other defendants Another Paris court are being tried alongside is currently holding a ...(More on P4)...(16) Police in Belarus detained 317 Armenia, Azerbaijan clashes resume over people at protests on Sunday: Trump Covid: President ministry separatist region criticised over drive-past YEREVAN- The fighting between Armenian and WASHINGTON- Medi- after he announced Azerbaijani forces over the cal experts are question- hours earlier he had test- separatist territory of Na- ing Donald Trump’s ed positive for the virus. gorno-Karabakh resumed decision to greet sup- Covid-19 has infected Monday morning, with porters in a drive-past nearly 7.4 million and both sides accusing each outside the hospital killed nearly 210,000 other of launching attacks. where he is being treated people across the US, Armenian military officials for Covid-19. according to Johns Hop- on Monday reported missile There are concerns the kins University. strikes hitting Stepanakert, US president, who wore President Trump’s di- MOSCOW- Police in of people marched the capital of Nagorno- a mask, may have en- agnosis has upended Belarus detained 317 through the centre of Karabakh. The region lies dangered Secret Service his election campaign, people during protests Minsk to demand that in Azerbaijan but has been staff inside the car. as he faces Democratic in Minsk and across the authorities free under the control of ethnic White House spokesper- challenger Joe Biden on the country on Sun- political prisoners, Armenian forces backed by ty “continue to rage” in the ian said on Facebook. of shelling the towns of son Judd Deere said the 3 November. day, the Interior Min- prompting police to Armenia since the end of a conflict zone, Armenian The Azerbaijani Defense Tartar, Barda and Beyl- trip on Sunday had been A growing number of istry said on Monday. turn a water cannon on separatist war in 1994. Defense Ministry spokes- Ministry, in turn, ac- agan. Ganja, Azerbaijan’s “cleared by the medical people around the presi- Tens of thousands them. (Reuters) Firefights of varying intensi- woman Shushan Stepan- cused Armenian forces ...(More on P4)...(8) team as safe”. dent, including his wife Questions remain over Melania Trump, senior the seriousness of Mr aides and Republican Trump’s illness after senators, have tested 3 win Nobel medicine prize for discovering Malaysian PM quarantines conflicting statements positive with the virus. hepatitis C virus after minister tests positive for over the weekend. Mr Trump waved to COVID-19 The president has been well-wishers from be- STOCKHOLM- Ameri- in hospital since Friday, hind ...(More on P4)...(17) cans Harvey J. Alter and KUALA LUMPUR- Ma- Sabah in Borneo on Sept Charles M. Rice and Brit- laysia’s Prime Minister 26. ish-born scientist Michael Muhyiddin Yassin on Authorities in Malaysia Asia Today: Remote learning Houghton jointly won the Monday said he will self tmsnrt.rs/3lfp2Jv have begins in virus-hit Philippines Nobel Prize for medicine quarantine for 14 days warned that corona- on Monday for their dis- after a minister who virus restrictions may MANILA- Grade school list the help of parents covery of the hepatitis C vi- attended a high-level have to be reimposed and high school students and guardians as co- rus, a major source of liver government meeting to if the trend continues, in the Philippines began teachers. disease that affects millions discuss coronavirus de- amid popular anger to- classes at home Mon- A majority of families, worldwide. velopments on Saturday wards politicians who day after the corona- especially from poor Announcing the prize tested positive for CO- have been blamed for virus pandemic forced and rural communities, in Stockholm, the Nobel VID-19. the spike. remote-learning onto an opted to use govern- Committee noted that the The Southeast Asian In a statement, Muhyid- educational system al- ment-provided digital or trio’s work identified a ma- ly discovered hepatitis A saved millions of lives, it blood tests for the virus country has seen a steady din confirmed that Re- ready struggling to fund printed learning materi- jor source of blood-borne and B viruses. Their work, said. are now available and climb in cases in the past ligious Affairs Minister schools. als or “modules,” which hepatitis that couldn’t be dating back to the 1970s “Thanks to their dis- these have essentially week in the aftermath of Zulkifli Mohamad Al- The shift to distance students will read at explained by the previous- and 1980s, has helped covery, highly sensitive ...(More on P4)...(9) an election in the state of ...(More on P4)...(10) learning has been a lo- home with the guidance gistical nightmare for the of their elders before car- poverty-stricken South- rying out specified activ- Japan’s Suga, un- Mali releases 180 jihadists in likely Turkish drill ship heads east Asian country that ities. Most lack comput- der fire, defends re- back to Turkey from off has long lacked enough ers and reliable internet prisoner exchange classrooms, teachers and connections. Teachers jection of scholars Cyprus: data educational equipment. can answer questions by BAMAKO- Malian au- Nearly 25 million stu- telephone. for science panel ISTANBUL- A Turkish drill ship has left the thorities have released dents enrolled this year, Other families pre- TOKYO- Japanese Prime Min- area where it was operating southwest of Cy- 180 Islamic extremists mostly in 47,000 public ferred for their children ister Yoshihide Suga, under prus and reached Turkey’s coast, Refinitiv Ei- from a prison in the capi- schools nationwide that to get lessons online or fire for rejecting six scholars for kon shipping data showed on Monday, in a tal and flown them to the would have to be repli- through regional radio membership of a science advi- move the European Union said would help to country’s north, an offi- cated in homes and en- and ...(More on P4)...(18) sory panel, defended the move ease tensions in the east Mediterranean. cial confirmed late Sun- on Monday amid growing criti- EU member Cyprus’ internationally recog- day, fueling speculation cism that it violated the consti- nised Greek Cypriot government has long that a prominent oppo- tution’s principle of academic been at odds with Turkey over the demarca- Tropical Storm Delta joins Gamma sition politician held by freedom. tion of maritime waters and other issues. Turk- in busy hurricane season jihadists could soon be Suga, who took office last ish vessels began drilling for oil and gas near freed after more than six MEXICO CITY- Tropical a mountainous slope month after Shinzo Abe re- Cyprus last year. months in captivity. Storm Gamma stalled buried their home. The signed, has enjoyed high EU leaders last Friday assured Cyprus that The militants who ab- just north of Mexico’s other two deaths were support among voters who the bloc would punish Turkey if it continues ducted Soumaila Cisse Yucatan Peninsula on in Tabasco state, where approve of his promises to de- drilling in disputed Mediterranean areas, after back in late March were Monday after lashing one person was dragged regulate, reduce mobile phone resisting Cypriot calls to impose sanctions on believed to be seeking a the resort-studded coast away by the water and rates and digitalise services as Ankara. The vessel Yavuz began operations off prisoner exchange with with near-hurricane another drowned. he tries to revive the economy ate comment late Sunday has run for Mali’s presi- ...(More on P4)...(13) the southwest of force winds and drench- and rein in COVID-19. the Malian government. from Mali’s transitional dency three times, was Gamma, along with cold ing the states of Tabasco But his rejection of the six can- Some 70 men were re- government, which was campaigning ahead of fronts, combined over and Chiapas with a del- didates - some of them known leased on Saturday and only recently put in place legislative elections not Ethiopia bans flights over the weekend to cause uge that killed at least 6 for past criticism of Abe’s poli- another 110 on Sunday, more than a month after far from Timbuktu at extreme rains in parts of dam for security people and forced thou- cies - could stoke a furore that according to an official the country’s democrati- the time of his abduc- the Yucatan Peninsula sands from their homes. threatens his honeymoon with who spoke on condition cally elected president tion. His bodyguard was reasons - aviation chief and Chiapas, affecting Meanwhile, Tropical voters. of anonymity due to the was ousted in a military killed in the attack, and ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopia has banned all flights more than half a million Storm Delta formed on At issue is the influential sensitivity of the matter. coup. the only proof of life has over its giant new hydropower dam on the Blue people. The hardest- Monday and expected 210-strong Science Council of There was no immedi- Cisse, a 70-year-old who ...(More on P4)...(12) Nile for security reasons, the head of its civil avi- hit state was Tabasco, to become a hurricane Japan (SCJ), set up after World ation authority said on Monday. where more than 3,400 endangering the Cay- War Two to provide indepen- Ethiopia is locked in a dispute with Egypt and were evacuated to shel- man Islands and Cuba dent scientific input for policy. Floods that hit Italy, France leave 9 dead, Sudan over its $4 billion Grand Ethiopian Re- ters. on a path into the Gulf The six were among 105 schol- naissance Dam, which Cairo has said could The storm came ashore several missing of Mexico, the U.S. Na- ars recommended for member- threaten its main supply of water. Saturday near Tulum tional Hurricane Center ship of the panel, which choos- PARIS- A woman’s body was discov- The identities of the latest victims and “All flights have been banned to secure the with maximum sus- said. Delta is forecast to es half its members every three ered Monday in the Mediterranean the circumstances of their disappear- dam,” the director-general of the Ethiopian Civil tained winds of nearly become a hurricane with years. Sea, bringing to at least nine the num- ances were not known. Aviation Authority, Wesenyeleh Hunegnaw, 70 mph (110 kph) — 4 winds around 100 mph Policies they criticised include ber of people killed in severe mountain Flooding has devastated mountainous told Reuters by phone. He declined to give more mph (9 kph short of hur- before making landfall Abe’s reinterpretation of Ja- flooding at the border between France areas in France’s southeastern region details on the reasons. ricane force), according on the U.S. Gulf Coast pan’s pacifist constitution to and Italy. Up to 20 others were feared of Alpes-Maritimes and Italy’s north- Last week, air force chief Major General Yilma to the U.S. National Hur- around Friday. let troops fight overseas in a missing in the devastation. western regions of Liguria and Pied- Merdasa told local media that Ethiopia was fully ricane Center in Miami. Mexico’s civil defense historic shift for defence policy, In Italy, rescuers recovered her body mont, after a storm swept through the prepared to defend the dam from any attack. Thousands of tourists agency said in a state- and a 2013 state secrets act that in the sea by the Ligurian province of two countries on Friday and Saturday. Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan failed to strike a deal were affected in a resort ment that four of the sparked concern over media Imperia. Five other bodies, all men, In France, firefighters in the Alpes- on the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renais- area that only recently deaths blamed on Gam- freedom. Opposition parties were found Sunday in the sea near San Maritimes region were still searching sance Dam before Ethiopia began filling the res- reopened after a pan- ma, including two chil- have attacked the decision and Remo, on the beach in the Italian bor- Monday for at least eight people miss- ervoir behind the dam in July. The dam is at the demic shutdown: The dren, were in Chiapas, demanded a public explanation der town of Ventimiglia and along the ing who witnesses described as possi- centre of Ethiopia’s bid to become Africa’s big- state’s tourism depart- where a landslide on ...(More on P4)...(19) from ...(More on P4)...(11) Imperia coast. bly being carried ...(More on P4)...(14) gest power exporter ...(More on P4)...(15) ment www.outlookafghanistan.net www.thedailyafghanistan.com facebook.com/The.Daily.Outlook.Afghanistan facebook.com/The.Daily.Afghanistan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: In front of Habibia High School, Add: In front of Habibia High School, District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan Back Page Tuesday October 06, 2020

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19°C 8°C 12°C 13°C 8°C 1°C 10°C UN Chief Condemns Nangarhar Attack, Urges Speedy Political Settlement UNITED NATIONS- United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Saturday’s suicide attack on a government compound in Nangarhar province that killed at least 13 people. In a statement issued by the UN, Guterres said those behind the attack must be held accountable and brought to justice. “The Secretary-General reiterates the urgency of achieving a peaceful settlement of the conflict. The United Nations remains committed to support the peo- ple and Government of Afghanistan in this important endeavour,” the statement added. In a separate message on Twitter, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed “out- rage” at the killing of civilians. “Extremists and spoilers need shunning,” the post read. Saturday’s attack came as representatives of the Af- ghan government and Taliban are engaged in negotia- tions in Doha, Qatar, to end the conflict in the country which has raged for40 years, claiming thousands of lives and displacing millions of people. (Ariana News)

Writers, Directors Pakistan Quietly Reaches Turkey Bars Flights Out to All Afghan Players from Kabul Over Push to Revitalize ISLAMABAD - Dr Abdullah is one of the key figures in Afghan- Covid-19 Risks Theater in Kabul istan, who visited Pakistan after a long gap of 12 years. “He (Abdullah) is a very impor- tant Afghan player and has a definite role in the post-conflict Afghanistan,” the official said while requesting anonymity since he was not authorised to speak on the subject publicly. Abdullah was given a warm welcome as he held wide-rang- ing talks with Prime Minister forts. future. Imran Khan, army chief General Pakistan has played a central The official said that engaging Qamar Javed Bajwa and interact- role in facilitating and broker- with all Afghan players was a ed with civil society and media. ing the ongoing peace process, key part of Pakistan’s strategy. KABUL - Flights from Kabul to Turkey have been He himself described his three- something that has now been It is expected that more Afghan stopped until October 17 as part of efforts to prevent KABUL - Theater artists on Sunday said their shows day visit as “successful”, hoping acknowledged both by Wash- officials would undertake visit to the spread of the coronavirus, the Afghan Civil Avia- have been confined to holiday celebrations, while this would usher in a new era of ington and Kabul. Pakistan. Similarly, Prime Min- tion Authority said. instead they want to have regular performances for cooperation between the two es- The reason there has been ac- ister Imran would also travel to However. the flights to Kabul from Turkey have not the people to introduce the art and reflect relevant tranged neighbours. knowledgment of Pakistan’s role Kabul in the coming weeks. been stopped so far, according to Mohammad Qasim social issues. Pakistan and Afghanistan have is because Islamabad has done “All these activities suggest Paki- Wafaeezada, head of the aviation authority. As part of the efforts to portray the problems in soci- troubled ties, stemming from a lot of work behind the scenes, stan is engaging with all players. “According to global figures, COVID-19 cases are much ety, a group of artists have started a theater show in deep mistrust. Kabul has long said the official. And this is important for us,” the higher in Turkey than Afghanistan and there is a possi- Kabul titled: “Let’s Break the Silence” to condemn viewed Pakistan with suspi- He added that Pakistan not only official said. bility that we will stop Turkey flights to Afghanistan in the act of Bacha Bazi--pedophilia-- cion as a number of officials in engaged with the Taliban but One of the objectives of Abdul- in the country. the absence of a preventive mechanism,” Wafaeezada the past accused Islamabad of with all other Afghan groups, lah’s visit was to discuss the pos- said. “Our goal is to fight the act of Bacha Bazi and the harbouring the Afghan Taliban. conveying them in clear terms sibility of the Afghan Taliban theater show was successful,” said Humayun Sakhi, The coronavirus cases are increasing globally. The Af- Islamabad also charged the Ka- that it has no favourites. agreeing to a ceasefire. writer and director of the show. ghan Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported bul administration with backing At the Institute of Strategic Abdullah told in an interview “We have not had theater shows for the people like 44 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 357 samples elements causing instability in Studies, Foreign Minister Shah that he was assured by Pakistani we did in the past,” said Shamsuddin Yusufzai, tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported 10 Pakistan. Mahmood Qureshi stated in leadership that they would play head of programming at the Kabul National Thea- recoveries from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. But because of quiet diplomacy categorical terms in front of Dr their role in convincing the Tali- tre, also called Kabul Nandare. The association of tourist companies said the figures over the last several months, Abdullah that Pakistan wanted ban to truce or reduce the level Theater artists said they are faced with a lack of fa- provided by the Ministry of Public Health on COV- there has been a visible change to be “friends, not masters” of of violence. The official said that cilities to organize big shows. ID-19 patients are not based on standard norms. “There was a time when people came with their as the Afghan officials are not Afghanistan. Pakistan would certainly want “The figures tracking the coronavirus belonged to two families to the central theater but now the hall is not publicly pointing fingers at Pa- He went on to say that there had an end to hostilities but ultimate- provinces only. They only show that relevant depart- active,” said Ghafar Zaram, an artist. kistan. been a shift in Pakistan’s policy, ly it was the Afghans who have ments lack the required coordination for this matter,” “When we decide on a show, we don’t have access In fact, Dr Abdullah, who in the assuring the visiting leader that to take such decisions. “We will said Massoud Bina, deputy head of the association. to facilities...We propose these facilities but it takes past was critical of Pakistan’s Islamabad would fully back continue to play our construc- Turkey is a main route for Afghan and foreign nation- four to six months,” said Laila Hamdard, an artist. role, was all praise for Islamabad whatever decisions people of tive role,” the official said. (DID als who want to travel to Europe and the US. (TOLO (TOLO NEWS) for contributing to the peace ef- Afghanistan arrive at about their PRESS) NEWS) Cash Award Offered for Info Finnish Troops to Quit 3 Killed in on Wanted Criminal Afghanistan Next Year Parwan Vehicular KABUL- A 60-troop Finnish contingent, and assisting Afghan security forces (Pajh- Accident part of NATO’s mission, will quit Afghani- wok) stan next year, says Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen. Finland’s role in NATO-led operations in Afghanistan could end in spring 2021, the minister said in an interview. Speaking to Lännen Media on Sunday, he said: “Of course there are question marks because there is much work to be done on PARWAN- At least three people have been peace negotiations in the region.” killed and three others injured in a traffic Kaikkonen was quoted as saying: “I still accident in Kabul-Parwan highway, local KABUL- The Ministry of Interior He said the dangerous criminal was wouldn’t venture to describe the area as sta- authorities said. (MoI) has announced a cash reward involved in several organized terror- ble, but plans are heading in this direction.” Traffic officials in the province told the of 700,000 afghanis for providing ist incidents in the fifth police district While defending the decision on the troop press that the incident took place at around information leading to the arrest of of Kabul. pullout, he said the entire international 6:30 a.m. Monday, on the outskirts of Par- a wanted criminal, Ghorzang aka He added the Ministry of Interior had community was winding up its mission in wan province when a car full of passengers Emaad. set a reward of 700,000 afghanis for Afghanistan. veered off the road and overturned. MoI spokesman Tariq Arian told Pa- locating and arresting this dangerous Initially, Finland participated in NATO’s Reports indicate, three people were killed jhwok Afghan News on Monday that terrorist. International Security Assistance Force and three others were injured in the acci- Emaad had been under serious police He said the identity of the person (ISAF) operation that ended in 2014. dent. chase for some time in connection who cooperated with police in this re- Later, it became part the Resolute Support The cause of the accident is reportedly the with several terrorist cases. gard would be kept secret (Pajhwok) mission that is focused on training, advising negligence of the driver. (Khaama Press)